# Accident 19890713022249A: Cessna 152, Detroit-Grosse, MI, July 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Detroit-Grosse, MI
- Airport: Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1297° N, 83.1503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1297&lon=-83.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24378, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24378-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713022249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FIRST SOLO BOUNCED BACK INTO AIR AFTER HARD LANDING STALLED SECOND IMPACT COLLAPSED ALL 3 LANDING GEARS. NOSED OVER

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA134), Jul 13, 1989: Cessna 152 (N24378), Grosse Ile, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S NOT CORRECTING THE PORPOISE ON THE FIRST LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT IS THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE STUDENT PILOT.

## Other reports on N24378 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19821126060289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821126060289A), Nov 26, 1982: Cessna 152 (N24378), Afton, WY, Substantial damage. Frozen wheels grabbed bare pavement after touchdown on snow causing aircraft to flip inverted.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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